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Here's the photomicography rig du jour : Zeiss WL DIC, Canon T3i on phototube with 2.5x relay lens. Camera is operated remotely on the laptop via Canon Utilities software. Model airplanes not included. Note the stage has been rotated to adjust sheer angle on specimen, and camera rotated to compose p...

My camera adapter finally arrived, and I wasted no time trying it out, as this is something I've eagerly anticipated for many moons. Just I suspected, there is a LOT of versatility in DIC imaging, lots of things to adjust and play with. Besides the usual balance of shutter speed, ISO, and condenser ...

For my money, it's best to always go with the widest field, highest eyepoint oculars available whether you wear glasses or not. But to answer your question, I can't see where you'd have any problem with the Belomo. I use mine while wearing my readers, and just now tried it again to be sure before po...

Day-ummm. I want to be just like Rod when I grow up.

Yeah, I wanna see a B Minus view...

I did a little messing around to see if I could answer some questions. First, I tried a reversed 15x eyepiece as a loupe, and found it a pretty poor one with tons of spherical aberration, only sharp in the center 1/3 or so. Next, I compared the 10x Belomo loupe to a couple of 10x microscope eyepiece...

Wow, spectacularly pretty pictures! (My unscientific take on stuff I do not understand.)

Phil, your comments caused me to spit beer on my monitor. I hope you're happy.

I have been using loupes since the late 70's for photography (back when we would examine slides, negatives, and prints), rock & minerals, and for just about anything and everything else. Have also seen a zillion loupe discussions of forums. It's one of those things where if you ask ten people, you g...

But you say there are several of them on the slide. How consistently similar are they?

Boy, that phase contrast image is purdy.

UGF is how I recognize it most readily.

I don't like DIY DIC because it isn't DIC. My vote goes to "...we should call it the van Egmond filter and honour the man."

Yep, I'd have to call that one of the most remarkable photomicrographs I have ever seen. Just as with an actual viewing through a microscope, one may "go exploring", which is practically unheard of in a single image! Thanks for posting, the span of two years has done nothing to lessen its impact. 8-...

Shouldn't come as a surprise that I find this very interesting. I'm having a blast exploring my new DIC rig. Very happy I got the rotating stage on it too!

rnabholz wrote:Highly precise and well trained I ain't...

Personally, I suspect that just may be the secret to your success right there.

I agree, very nice to see you again Bill! You really put together some slick videos.

I like the little short guy on the end! I can see where you may be tempted to do something to make the set look more uniform, but the difference in configuration is much more interesting to my eye. Also love the tools and work space shots! I also have several sets of gunsmith's screwdrivers, and par...

But books are what I'm planning on getting next. NOTE: I'd love to hear any recommendations for some good books on microscope hunting and collecting! Welcome to the fray, hope ya stay! Microscopy UK is one of the great web sites to check out, and on their home page at http://www.microscopy-uk.org.u...

I agree with that 100% when it comes to indoor lighting - I can't stand cool white bulbs or fluorescent lighting, ugh! But lots of people obviously see no problem and even prefer it, just personal preference, like you say, I suppose. But when it comes to the view in compound microscope, I want to se...

Whoa Nelly, I really wasn't expecting much response, guess there's more interest than I thought! Um, let's see ... please allow me to check with my friend before spilling all I know about the components, since as far as I'm concerned it's intellectual property that belongs to him. He may want to pro...

I'm pretty stoked - finally got busy and converted my travel scope from 20W halogen illumination to self-contained, LED. I use an AO 10 (shorthand for American Optical Series 10) as a travel scope. Not field scope, but travel scope, that I take along to use when I visit places for weeks on end as I ...

Oh boy, nothing like a great eBay score! I'm practically dancing with glee for you because I've been there before and know the feeling. Wow ... just wow!! 8-) 8-) 8-) One thing I want to say, though: I only now saw the replies to my stropping post way up above. It is my express understanding that re...

Box in a box is good. Here's the box my Zeiss WL DIC scope came in last week, ouch! But good ol' Paul had carefully packed the microscope in three boxes, then packed those boxes in the big outer one you see here, with a ton of peanuts compacted in to suspend them. As I unpacked, you can bet I paid p...

There's no question about it, playing around with crystals is great fun and endlessly fascinating, definitely one of the greatest ways to pass pleasant hours with a microscope. You're doing fairly unique stuff here between the lighting techniques and painstaking stacks, plus growing some very nice c...

"... and Bob's Your Uncle"...?

Cool! But the last picture says "10X dark phase" ... looks like dark field...?

Wow - congratz, she's a beauty!

Isn't it great when delivery is faster than expected? My Zeiss was shipped on Monday, arrived Wednesday. Delivery people must still be working off holiday energy!

Fan, beautiful image! Phacus is a particularly interesting critter (?) to me, and I love nothing better than dark field (really must get more serious about it one of these days). Your picture adds to the overall Phacus mystique very nicely. (Do you ever find yourself daydreaming what it would be lik...

^^^ What he said...

That was exactly it's intended purpose originally, just never got around to it. Still might someday.... Thought as much. You should try it, often makes a HUGE difference, easily the most important baffle in the entire Newtonian system (said the old Mel Bartels disciple). The open slot in my filter ...

rnabholz wrote:I am really happy with the sense of depth in these.

As well you should be. Beautiful!

May I ask how, exactly, you're getting the crystals in the first place? Have Epsom salt here, am standing by...